Why Xbox Can’t Connect to Orbi WiFi Network in Your Home?

Video game brands help gamers to stream the videos games online and give amazing gaming experience to the users. Xbox is one of the famous video gaming brands, in which consoles, applications, Xbox cloud gaming, and online services like game pass or Xbox network.

It is easy to connect with your home WiFi router with the help of the cable. you just have to establish internet connection and start playing and exploring.

But, there can be issues that you can face like Xbox can’t connect to Orbi WiFi network. Here, you will get to know reasons along with solutions, so that you can find out the true problem and fix it easily.

Reasons and Solutions: Xbox Disconnection

There can be many small technical issues that are causing you Xbox can’t connect to Orbi WiFi network. Let’s take a look at some causing factors and solutions with them right down here.

Wrong Network Configuration

There can be many devices connected to the Netgear Orbi WiFi network so wireless can fail to establish between Orbi and Xbox.

Solution

• The fix of this issue is disconnecting some internet device from the Orbi Network.
• One other fix is forgetting the network configuration or network by going to Settings> Network settings.
• Then, after some time, link with the Orbi router once again.

Damaged Ethernet Cable

If you are using cable to connect your Xbox device to the WiFi router, and it is damaged the connection will never complete.

Solution

• You must check the Ethernet cable that you are using to make link, that it is not damaged.
• If you find any cut on the cable or any damaged then replace it with a new one right away.

Wrong Port Connection

The Ethernet cable must be connected in correct ports of the Xbox and router for establish a strong connection, if not then, you will face technical troubles.

Solution

• You must follow the pattern that is Ethernet or network port or the Xbox and LAN port of the Orbi.
• Do not insert the cable ends in to incorrect ports of your gaming device and WiFi.

Outdated Firmware of Orbi

If you are connecting both the router and Xbox devices together and your Orbi is working on outdated firmware, then you will face disconnection error like Xbox can’t connect to Orbi WiFi network.

Solution

• You must update the firmware of your Orbi, by going in to the orbilogin interface.
• In to the interface, you have to go to the Settings, find and click on Firmware.
• Then, select the Search and Update button to start the update of your router.

Some Other Fix

Restart Xbox and Orbi

If you are still facing the connection errors again after apply all the solution given above, then you must restart the Xbox as well as Orbi WiFi by following some steps.

Xbox

• You can reboot Xbox by pressing its Switch Off button (given on the front of the device) for 10 seconds.
• The Xbox will restart again after some time, then you can try to connect again

Orbi

• Unplug the Orbi power adaptor from the wall socket.
• Then plug it again to complete the reboot process of the Orbi.

Reset Xbox Console Unit

If the restarting the Xbox and router is not dispelling the connection technical problem, then you must reset the Xbox unit by long pressing the reset button given on the device back.

After the reset process, the data will be deleted from the gaming console unit. Then, you have to adjust it again and establish a connection with the Orbi again.

Wrap Up

Here we have come to the end of this blog post, where you have seen some possible reasons why your Xbox can’t connect to Orbi WiFi network. We have also given solutions along with the causing factors. Hope you have found out what happened to your Xbox to router connection and solved it easily.